Weekend Dessert Buzz: Junior’s free cheesecake, NYC Chocolate Weekend

Junior's will offer free cheesecake or layer cake when you order a lunch

In celebration of National Dessert Day on Friday, October 14th, and the publication of Junior’s Dessert Cookbook, Junior’s is offering a free slice of its famous cheesecake or slice of its skyscraper layer cakes with the purchase of any dine-in lunch or dinner entrée on that day at its four locations: Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, Grand Central Terminal and Times Square in Manhattan, and MGM Grand at Foxwoods in Connecticut. Junior’s website has more info. Related: SeriousEats NY rates NYC’s cheesecakes.

There will be discounts and free samples. If you visit the website you can print out a map and plot out your own personal chocolate walking and tasting tour.

The beautiful Michel Cluizel Chocolate

Chocolate Weekend NYC is all about celebrating New Yorkers love for chocolate–and showing off the most gourmet and best chocolate we have to offer. One of the main goals is to connect people to the small businesses who shape and create our favorite food!

Today I went to LA Burdick who kindly stamped my Chocolate Passport in advance as two friends had the hot chocolate. Then I enjoyed orangette and ylang-ylang chocolate at L’Atelier du Chocolat where Nami is so hospitable. Then Joan Coukos of Chocolat Moderne made me taste the new “tomato” chocolate which has a high note of real tomatoes (from Italy). I bought her excellent heart-shaped bonbons. I will be buying Nunu’s chocolates at the 23rd & Madison fair as it is nearer than Brooklyn. Also on my list is a visit to Bond St Chocolates and Michel Cluizel. The rest of the offerings seem quite lame.